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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments

Events

Acclaimed Flamencos and Mestizos Series Returns to Madrid This Week

World Music Central News Room March 8, 2017 No Comments FlamencoFlamencos and MestizosMadridmestizo musicSpainSpanish music

The SGAE Foundation will present a new edition of its much-admired Flamencos and Mestizos series March 9-12, 2017 at Sala Berlanga in Madrid. The showcase…

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Album reviews

Old Time Balkan from Lapland

Angel Romero March 8, 2017 No Comments Balkan musicFinlandFinnish musicJaakko LaitinenRoma musicVäärä Raha

Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Näennäinen (Playground Music, 2016) Jaakko Laitinen and his band Väärä Raha hail from Lapland in northern Finland and they…

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Awards

Austrian Band Alma Wins German World Music Award

World Music Central News Room March 7, 2017 No Comments AlmaAlpine musicAustriaAustrian musicTransalpine music

Austrian act Alma won the 2017 German World Music Award “Festival-Ruth.” The Ruth is one of the four yearly awards from Rudolstadt-Festival, the biggest German…

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Album reviews

Blue Harp Perspectives

Angel Romero March 7, 2017 No Comments Amelia RomanoharpjoropoLatin American musicUnited States of America

  Amelia Romano – New Perspectives (indie release, 2017) American harpist Amelia Romano plays a mix of instrumentals and songs on New Perspectives, scheduled for…

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Events

Ultra High Flamenco Quartet to Perform at Flamenco Festival in New York and Miami

World Music Central News Room March 7, 2017 No Comments FlamencoFlamenco EñeUltra High FlamencoUltra High Flamenco Quartet

Ultra High Flamenco Quartet will perform in New York City in March 18th as part of the international Flamenco Eñe tour. “It is inevitable to…

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Paris Texas via Tucson

Venita Munir March 6, 2017 No Comments John ConvertinoNaïm Amor

Naïm Amor and John Convertino – The Western Suite and Siesta Songs (Living Music Duplication, 2016) The first thing that springs to mind listening to…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Lars-Ante Kuhmunen

Angel Romero March 5, 2017 No Comments Lars-Ante KuhmunenSami musicSwedenSwedish music

Lars-Ante Kuhmunen was born in 1979. He is a musician and reindeer breeder from Rensjön in Kiruna, a small town in the territory of Swedish…

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Artist Profiles: Lars Underdal

Angel Romero March 5, 2017 No Comments fiddleHardanger fiddleLars UnderdalNorwayNorwegian music

Lars Underdal was born in 1971 in Vinje in Telemark (Norway), has studied with several fiddlers and at the renowned Ole Bull Academy in Voss.…

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Artist Profiles: Lan-e Tuyang

Angel Romero March 5, 2017 No Comments BorneoLan-e TuyangMalaysiaMalaysian musicOrang Ulu musicsapeSarawak

Lan-e Tuyang (meaning among friends) was initially a duo from Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo, consisting of Matthew Ngau Jau and his late uncle Uchau Bilung.…

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Events

Flamenco Singer El Pele to present Puro Pele in Seville

Angel Romero March 5, 2017 No Comments El PeleFlamencoSpainSpanish music

The Flamenco Viene del Sur 2017 series will present flamenco vocalist El Pele on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 9:00 pm at Teatro Central in…

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